{"id":44,"date":"2020-10-05T07:35:32","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T07:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grippedbytravel.co.uk\/?p=44"},"modified":"2020-10-05T07:37:32","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T07:37:32","slug":"santa-claus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grippedbytravel.co.uk\/index.php\/2020\/10\/05\/santa-claus\/","title":{"rendered":"Santa Claus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It is business as normal for Santa Claus this year in these Covid times.  However your time to see him will be slightly different, but the but the Finnish authorities are doing everything they can to allow you to visit Santa.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/grippedbytravel.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/santa-claus-5222393_1920-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Claus - Rovaniemi - Finland\" class=\"wp-image-45\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grippedbytravel.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/santa-claus-5222393_1920-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/grippedbytravel.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/santa-claus-5222393_1920-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/grippedbytravel.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/santa-claus-5222393_1920-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/grippedbytravel.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/santa-claus-5222393_1920-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/grippedbytravel.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/santa-claus-5222393_1920-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/grippedbytravel.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/santa-claus-5222393_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Santa Claus &#8211; Rovaniemi &#8211; Finland<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>An ideal destination is Rovaniemi which is the official home of Santa Claus. Just 8km north on the Arctic Circle is <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/santaclausvillage.info\/\" target=\"_blank\">Santa Claus Village<\/a> where you can find Santa at home every day of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you plan to travel to Finland for less than 72 hours you can enter without a COVID-19 test. Longer stays require two tests, read <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visitfinland.com\/article\/practical-travel-information-for-travelers-to-finland-during-coronavirus-pandemic\/#183810b0\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> for details. Finland itself has amongst the lowest rates of Covid in Europe and so Finland is on the UK government\u2019s travel corridor list .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/grippedbytravel.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/snowland-igloo-restaurant-northern-lights-rovaniemi-2-1024x554.jpg\" alt=\"Snowland Rovaniemi - Finland\" class=\"wp-image-46\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grippedbytravel.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/snowland-igloo-restaurant-northern-lights-rovaniemi-2-1024x554.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/grippedbytravel.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/snowland-igloo-restaurant-northern-lights-rovaniemi-2-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/grippedbytravel.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/snowland-igloo-restaurant-northern-lights-rovaniemi-2-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/grippedbytravel.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/snowland-igloo-restaurant-northern-lights-rovaniemi-2-1536x832.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/grippedbytravel.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/snowland-igloo-restaurant-northern-lights-rovaniemi-2-2048x1109.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/grippedbytravel.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/snowland-igloo-restaurant-northern-lights-rovaniemi-2-1200x650.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/grippedbytravel.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/snowland-igloo-restaurant-northern-lights-rovaniemi-2-1980x1072.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Snowland Rovaniemi<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Finland is also one of the places to head this winter to see the Northern Lights. Not only can you see the lights but you can experience all that Lapland has to offer with moose, reindeer, husky and snowmobile safaris and that once in lifetime trip for that little ones that will make this time of year so special.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is business as normal for Santa Claus this year in these Covid times. However your time to see him will be slightly different, but the but the Finnish authorities are doing everything they can to allow you to visit Santa. An ideal destination is Rovaniemi which is the official home of Santa Claus. 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